Bowe -
1791 from the Universal
British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and
Manufacture.

B O W E,
Devonshire

Is 188 miles
from London, and a little to the west of Credition [sic]; has a
market on Thursday, and a fair in Whitsun week, and another Nov.
22. The court of the Duchy of Lancaster is commonly kept
here.

A cross-post
from Crediton to Hatherleigh passes through every Saturday, Monday,
and Thursday. It is a poor place, having nothing of note
either in the town or neighbourhood. The following are the
principal inhabitants: